VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN investors had registered a total of over US$16.6 billion in property projects in Vietnam as of June with Singapore firms accounting for 60%, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

VietNamNet Bridge -  As the market recovery has become clearer, multinational groups and foreign investment funds have begun to inject money into real estate projects, mostly large ones. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Large-scale projects invested in by multinational conglomerates have become magnets attracting other foreign direct investors to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - South Korean-made products have been flooding the Vietnamese market thanks to expanded distribution networks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – China has lost its competitive edge as a low-cost manufacturing hub with producers of everything from handbags to clothing to basic electronic components relocating to Vietnam economists at Savills said recently

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have warned of a difficult time ahead for Vietnam despite apparent opportunities which the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact will bring.

VietNamNet Bridge - The animal feed market has been busy recently with many merger & acquisition deals carried out by major companies.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s textile and garment industry needs $3.9 billion worth of machines for production, but domestic mechanical engineering companies cannot satisfy demand.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been urged to prepare for foreign direct investment (FDI) flow from companies leaving China because of unfavorable business conditions there.

VietNamNet Bridge - Surveys from several organizations have all concluded that Vietnam is among the most attractive destinations for investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi has lowered the target for foreign direct investment (FDI) into industrial zones (IZs), at a time when foreign investors are continuing to flock to HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Formosa Ha Tinh, a Taiwanese-invested enterprise in Vung Ang Economic Zone (EZ), has equipped its security guards with speed guns and told them to fine speeding drivers in its project area.

VietNamNet Bridge - Japan’s investment movement as part of its China+1 and Thailand+1 strategies is becoming a reality.

VietNamNet Bridge - While foreign investors are treated as ‘VIP customers’, Vietnamese enterprises meet difficulties when working with authorities.

VietNamNet Bridge - BOT (build, operation, transfer), believed to be a good solution to transport projects’ problems, turns out to have a dark side. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – PRWeek Asia sees Viet Nam as a rising public relations star in Asia.

Despite a seven-month decrease in newly-registered and expanded foreign direct investment, a significant rise in disbursement of this type of capital has reflected foreign investors’ climbing confidence and contribution to Vietnam’s economy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors from South Korea are pouring more money in finance & banking, securities and insurance, all of which which can bring high added value.

Unsatisfactory farm produce exports, low inflation rate, and low effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the national economy and slow state-owned equitization have been cited as the most serious problems facing the national economy in H2.

VietNamNet Bridge - Problems faced by some foreign direct investment (FDI) projects have placed Vietnam in a vulnerable position, but authorities are finding it difficult to revoke the projects’ licenses.